pre-Furman

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ Furman.

Adjective

pre-Furman (not comparable)

1. (US politics) Prior to Furman v. Georgia, a 1972 legal case that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty, leading to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States until 1976.

See also

• post-Gregg